Angela believes in
Criminal Justice Reform
Angela's background helping formerly incarcerated individuals access higher education shapes her approach: reduce recidivism, invest in community-led prevention, and stop treating public safety as separate from economic opportunity.
Secure federal funding for local initiatives like LA's Office of Community Beautification's Graffiti Abatement program and Beautify LA Grant
Invest in youth gang-prevention education curriculum
Prioritize working directly with community organizations already doing restorative justice and crime-prevention work, and build federal policy around what they've learned
Make higher education a pathway to rehabilitation and opportunity
End for-profit prisons and detention camps
